The story was the gradual death of his father in 1998 and 1999.

Thus the process would have to be a gradual one.

The process is more gradual than can be the case on a major.

The gradual change in administration started with the school year 1902-1921.

During the first year of life a gradual change takes place.

I mean, this had to be done as a gradual process.

There would be a gradual building of current, then the full force.

A better way to get the whole family on board - gradual change.

But they too think any rate change will be gradual.

This effect is gradual and takes place over a few years.

Thus, it was a gradual process with no clear break.

They must do this in a long and gradual process.

And her approach to change was now much more gradual.

But it's been a gradual process and we're still not a great team.

There has been a gradual change over the past 100 or so years.

Building on that sense, however, will be a gradual process, he said.

I told her this is something that has to be done as a gradual thing.

That it could be a gradual thing, or all at once.

It was to be a gradual campaign, not a one time effort.

Maybe the impact of his death would be more gradual.

In others, the changes may be more gradual with the disease taking 20 years to run its course.

So they live much more slowly than we do, and every change within them is gradual.

The talk was of gradual change that could take years to complete.

For most such children, the drop in interest is gradual.

Obviously, a gradual approach will be needed in the future as well.

'Gradual' carries some ambiguity," a senior American official said.